Golden Triangle CREATIVE DISTRICT community resources & faq

In this section we will provide information on your responsibility as a property owner for the public right of way (ROW) street side and alley side of your building. Simply stated, you are responsible for maintaining from your property line to the curb in the front and from your property line to the mid-point of alley behind your building. This includes general cleaning, snow removal, mowing and tree maintenance.

Planting Strip. Let’s start with the obvious. If you have lawn between the curb and your sidewalk, your responsibility is to keep it mowed and free of weeds. If you have removed the lawn and installed hardscape (rocks, stones, pavers) and weeds start pushing through, it’s your responsibility is to remove them. Similarly, if you’re building doesn’t go to the edge of your property or there isn’t a building on the property, this area also needs to be mowed or maintained, and free of weeds.

The Sidewalk. This may not seem obvious; the concrete sidewalk is also your responsibility if it becomes broken in any way that creates a safety issue. If you think about it, you insure to protect yourself if someone falls and hurts themselves on the sidewalk. Your insurance company will want you to make sure there isn’t a reason causing a claim.

Snow on the Sidewalk. Just like landscaping, your responsibility. It needs to be cleared for safe passage within 24 hours of the end of snowfall.

Tree Health. Yep, your responsibility too. Be sure to keep an eye on the trees next to your property and check with your HOA or management company to ensure trees are getting watered, pruned, pest-controlled, and fertilized. You need to maintain them for good health. If the City Forester needs to remove a tree, it will be charged to your property. Most landscape companies can do basic work, but things like pest control require insurance and licensing that many landscape companies do not have. Consider hiring a tree contractor to care for your trees so they will be healthier and more of an asset to your property. For example, we have seen many ash trees in our neighborhood die slow deaths because they were not treated for Lilac Ash Borer, a very treatable pest.

Maintaining the Alley. This one might surprise you, the alley is defined as a public ROW, so you are responsible for cleaning, weeding, hypodermic needles (and those things associated with campers) to the midway point between your property and the property across the alley from you. That said, keep in mind that some property dumpsters are on the opposite side of the alley to make it easier for car/truck passage through the alley. If your dumpster is one of those and someone makes a mess pulling out your trash onto the alley, the ROW inspector will fine your neighbor across the alley. Not fair, but that is how the code is written. If you want to be a good neighbor, be aware of this and keep that area clean. The way to minimize this problem is to keep your dumpster locked.

Less Pet Impact. We all love our furry friends, but they can have negative impacts on beautiful landscaping. Bag up dog poop, have your pets urinate on hardscaping (like rock features) instead of grass, and dilute pet urine, when possible, by pouring water over it. Consider planting pet-resistant plants and grasses.

Be A Good Neighbor. The city is cleaner if we work together! Be sure to pick up stray trash if you see it and consider pulling weeds you see becoming unruly. Do you want a creative trash receptacle outside your building? Contact the GTCD here.

If someone reports any of the above ROW issues to 311, a city agent will investigate, and potentially be in touch with the adjacent property owner to correct. All these issues can make property owners liable for fines, and additional money may be needed to correct violations. If you are attentive to all these details for your property, our neighborhood will look well maintained, safe and inviting to our visitors and our residents. This what we want!

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Glad you asked! First stop, cruise the profiles in the GTCD Business Directory to shop many of the restaurants, retail, shopping, business services, spaces & places and real estate & finance professionals in the Triangle. Standard listings are FREE to all businesses and organizations that call the GTCD home. Then be sure to check our Community Calendar for the next monthly Business Networking Coffee or special events. Join our Business Membership and reap the revenue and reach rewards in addition to supporting the GTCD mission and all of it's comunity.

Check out our Resources page to get some tools you may need, as well as the GTCD Community Calendar to stay up-to-date on what’s happening around the Triangle. Please reference the Denver Office of Economic Development page for more a more in-depth look into city policies.

Lots of ways! Individual/dual membership gives you the opportunity to vote for the Board of Directors, get first access, discounted or free access to special events, within the Golden Triangle, and network with other stakeholders in the neighborhood. It also allows the Golden Triangle to put on year-round community events, support cultural events in the neighborhood and improve the livability and beautification of the neighborhood for the more than 8k+ residents, 1400+ businesses and more than 2 million annual visitors. Learn more about specific benefits by visiting the membership page.

Of course! Whether it’s a regular commitment like being on a board committee, or a once-in-a-while event, there’s an opportunity waiting for you. Inquire via the contact page to find a role that best suits you.

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During major largescale events please take advantage of ride share or public transportation. You can find details about both on our Getting Here page which includes a Google Map of the parking lots/locations in and around the Golden Triangle Creative District. Plan ahead and give yourself plenty of time. This awesome neighborhood is literally a tiny triangle and it gets packed with more than 2 million (and growing!) visitors a year.